Early Years Preschool Manager
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Termly bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | IP22 5RB |
| Company: | Roydon Early Years LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REY50 |
Summary
Job Overview:
We are a team of 5 staff looking for a new manager (the current manager is stepping down after 15 years to stay on as an assistant). We are looking for a passionate, skilled, creative person with excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and current Ofsted statutory guidance. We are a unique setting with a high staff ratio, we keep numbers of children low so that we can spend quality time with each and every one of them. We're a small setting, with a family feel, and this is what makes us so popular - meaning that we are full until September 2026.
As a Preschool manager, you will play a crucial role in shaping the minds of young children and providing them with a nurturing and stimulating learning environment. If you have a love for early childhood education and enjoy working with children, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements – Must haves:
- A minimum level 3 relevant and valid qualification
- A minimum of 2 years in setting experience
- A fully enhanced DBS certificate
- Leadership skills to guide and inspire staff
- Current Paediatric first aid certificate
- Current Safeguarding certificate
- A great imagination – if you can gasp in wonder at the smallest things, or turn into a frog when a child waves a stick at you, you could be just who we are looking for
- The ability to be used as a climbing frame, just as easily as being a safe space and lap to cuddle into
Requirements – Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience using Tapestry online learning journal
- Experience in a management role
Duties:
- To manage the setting and the current 5 staff team
- To take responsibility for ensuring that performance management systems are in place and followed e.g. induction, probation, supervision, staff meetings, appraisals
- To effectively supervise staff on a daily basis; to be responsible for monitoring the quality of teaching; to participate in staff appraisals and to identify training needs.
- To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always acted upon appropriately and immediately.
- To ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. the daily attendance register, accident and incident records.
- To liaise with the local authority, Ofsted services and other professionals as necessary and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented, and to provide reports as required.
- To implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections.
- To act as a key person to a small group of children
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the setting and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
- Develop and implement age-appropriate activities based on children's interests to support learning through play
- Foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development in children
- Provide individualised attention to each child's needs
- Communicate effectively with parents regarding their child's progress
- Manage behaviour and ensure a positive learning atmosphere
- Collaborate with other staff to create a cohesive educational program
- Drive the overall growth and development of the children in your care
Experience:
- Previous experience working in childcare or preschool settings
- Strong knowledge of early childhood education principles and practices
- Ability to effectively communicate with young children and engage them in learning activities
- Familiarity with nursery rhymes, songs, and age-appropriate educational materials
- Proficiency in English language (verbal and written)
- Experience working with diverse groups of children
What we can give you:
- Job stability and continuity – all staff have been in the setting for over 10 years
- An extremely supportive staff team
- The option to extend the setting hours, and to run holiday clubs
- We offer competitive pay based on experience and qualifications and a Termly bonus. Additionally, we provide opportunities for professional development and growth within our organisation.
- You will get paid time out of ratio for paperwork and other organisation responsibilities, this can be taken in the setting or at home
If you are passionate about early childhood education and making a positive impact on young lives, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume highlighting your relevant experience.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.
We are a team of 5 staff looking for a new manager (the current manager is stepping down after 15 years to stay on as an assistant). We are looking for a passionate, skilled, creative person with excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and current Ofsted statutory guidance. We are a unique setting with a high staff ratio, we keep numbers of children low so that we can spend quality time with each and every one of them. We're a small setting, with a family feel, and this is what makes us so popular - meaning that we are full until September 2026.
As a Preschool manager, you will play a crucial role in shaping the minds of young children and providing them with a nurturing and stimulating learning environment. If you have a love for early childhood education and enjoy working with children, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements – Must haves:
- A minimum level 3 relevant and valid qualification
- A minimum of 2 years in setting experience
- A fully enhanced DBS certificate
- Leadership skills to guide and inspire staff
- Current Paediatric first aid certificate
- Current Safeguarding certificate
- A great imagination – if you can gasp in wonder at the smallest things, or turn into a frog when a child waves a stick at you, you could be just who we are looking for
- The ability to be used as a climbing frame, just as easily as being a safe space and lap to cuddle into
Requirements – Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience using Tapestry online learning journal
- Experience in a management role
Duties:
- To manage the setting and the current 5 staff team
- To take responsibility for ensuring that performance management systems are in place and followed e.g. induction, probation, supervision, staff meetings, appraisals
- To effectively supervise staff on a daily basis; to be responsible for monitoring the quality of teaching; to participate in staff appraisals and to identify training needs.
- To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always acted upon appropriately and immediately.
- To ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. the daily attendance register, accident and incident records.
- To liaise with the local authority, Ofsted services and other professionals as necessary and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented, and to provide reports as required.
- To implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections.
- To act as a key person to a small group of children
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the setting and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
- Develop and implement age-appropriate activities based on children's interests to support learning through play
- Foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development in children
- Provide individualised attention to each child's needs
- Communicate effectively with parents regarding their child's progress
- Manage behaviour and ensure a positive learning atmosphere
- Collaborate with other staff to create a cohesive educational program
- Drive the overall growth and development of the children in your care
Experience:
- Previous experience working in childcare or preschool settings
- Strong knowledge of early childhood education principles and practices
- Ability to effectively communicate with young children and engage them in learning activities
- Familiarity with nursery rhymes, songs, and age-appropriate educational materials
- Proficiency in English language (verbal and written)
- Experience working with diverse groups of children
What we can give you:
- Job stability and continuity – all staff have been in the setting for over 10 years
- An extremely supportive staff team
- The option to extend the setting hours, and to run holiday clubs
- We offer competitive pay based on experience and qualifications and a Termly bonus. Additionally, we provide opportunities for professional development and growth within our organisation.
- You will get paid time out of ratio for paperwork and other organisation responsibilities, this can be taken in the setting or at home
If you are passionate about early childhood education and making a positive impact on young lives, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume highlighting your relevant experience.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.